SAINT PETERSBURG: Russian President Vladimir Putin will look to refashion himself as a more reliable partner for the West as Moscow struggles to come in from the cold at its flagship economic forum in Saint Petersburg. Putin will host European Union Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker and Italian premier Matteo Renzi at the conference starting...

German defender Mats Hummels (left) trains separately with manager Oliver Bierhoff on a different pitch after an injury during a training session of the German team in the Camille Fournier stadium at their base camp in Evian, France, on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Germany will face the Ukraine in a Euro 2016 Group C soccer match in Lille on Sunday,...

England supporters gather outside a bar in downtown Lille, France on Wednesday, June 15, 2016 one day ahead of the Euro 2016 Group B soccer match against Wales in nearby Lens. Photo: AP LILLE: French police used tear gas to disperse rampaging English football fans at the European Championship on Wednesday, the fourth time England fans have been...

WASHINGTON: The United States will give Ukraine $220 million in new assistance this year, the White House said on Wednesday. U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman of the new aid in a phone call on Wednesday in which Biden expressed strong support for Groysman’s reform efforts and commended him for...

France’s Antoine Griezmann (left) and Albania’s Arlind Ajeti vie for the ball during the Euro 2016 Group A soccer match between France and Albania at the Velodrome stadium in Marseille, France, on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. Photo: AP PARIS: The French progressed to the second round of the European Championship they’re hosting...

BRUSSELS, Belgium – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday, June 15, demanded that Russia withdraw its forces and military hardware from Ukraine, and halt its support for pro-Moscow separatists battling Kiev. “Russia needs to stop supporting the militants and withdraw its forces and military equipment from Ukrainian territory,”...